| 单词 | portly |
| 释义 | portly (once / 2644 pages) adj Don't call someone fat. Be nice, and call them portly. Portly is just one of several words that are kinder than "fat," including "stout," "heavy," and "pleasingly plump." The tenor was portly, but all that girth makes it easier for him to produce all that sound. One way to remember the meaning of the word portly is to think of a bottle of port, the sweet wine that tastes like sherry and is notoriously calorific. Want to be less portly? Then try drinking less port and other alcoholic beverages. WORD FAMILYportly: portlier, portliest USAGE EXAMPLESHe was a portly, toppled despot aghast at how stubbornly an intelligent woman refused to defer to him. Seattle Times(Nov 02, 2016) A man met Mrs. Hummick, who was rather portly, and was advised to remember her name by thinking of "stomach." New York Times(Feb 27, 2015) He is gently unassuming and comfortably portly, and quite lacking in the hauteur one may expect from the head of such a distinctive brand. The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) adj euphemisms for `fat' men are portly and women are stout Syn stout fat having an (over)abundance of flesh |
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